I applied online. I interviewed at Groupon (Petaling Jaya)
Interview
The interviewer and I talked for 20 minutes. However, I had to leave a week earlier before the intern period and the interviewer did not allow for negotiation, I was told I will be contacted in two days. They did not call back, I called on the third morning and was given this excuse.
They have offered my classmate (a non-Malaysian who was interviewed after me), however she was rarely occupied as an intern and had nothing much to learn during her internship. A week later I received an offer at a top better company, and I was kept very busy and learnt so much. I'm glad that I was not given an opportunity at Groupon.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
We talked about the past experiences in my CV, my five strengths and weakness. I was then showed around the office. I thought I would get an offer because I was showed around.
I applied online. I interviewed at Groupon in Jan 2026
Interview
Smooth, structured, fast responses, good overviews of the role and expectations from interviewers. Exposure to prominent figures in the company. Refreshing that interviews weren’t too structured, and conversations flowed naturally. Something that is rare for such established companies.
Fun to learn more about the company. Not sure if it was a good fit, but met lots of cool people along the way! Decided to pursue other things. Great that it was started in Chicago.
I applied through college or university. The process took 6 days. I interviewed at Groupon (Dublin, Dublin) in Nov 2016
Interview
Applied through on campus meeting. One hour interview on site in Dublin. Very nice people, didn't get the offer unfortunately. Brush up on your fundamentals and data structures/algorithms because they will ask you about them
Intern applicants have rated the interview process at Groupon with 2.9 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 85% positive. To compare, the company-average is 52.8% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Intern roles take an average of 19 days to get hired, when considering 16 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Groupon overall takes an average of 18 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Groupon as a Intern according to 16 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 43%
Phone interview: 30%
Skills test: 9%
Personality test: 4%
Presentation: 4%
Background check: 4%
Other: 4%
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